Picture: Casey Laughter/Eclipse Sportswire
After ending fourth by means of the primary half of the race, the rhetorical hit the ultimate furlong on his strategy to Saturday’s first grade victory, incomes a $1.25 million turf mile for the 11 horses racing at Keeneland.
The 9-1 lengthy shot, skilled by Will Walden, who gained the Rhetorical fourth straight win, gained a Breeders’ Cup Mile invitation, which may very well be redeemed on November 1st at Delmar.
This time, fairly than castration, the 4-year-old rhetoric made its Grade Stakes debut, establishing a fast, pace-setting fraction of twenty-two.40, 46.07, and 1:10.08.
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Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Coach: William Walden
Proprietor: Barber, Gary, Cheyenne secure LLC, Wattelstable
Breeder: Mallory Mort & Karen Mort pic.twitter.com/ktuiw0vemk
– Breeders Cup (@brederscup) October 4, 2025
At Homestretch, rhetoric gained his first run with the fading chief and took command. Program Buying and selling (4-1) solely began the second time from coach Chad Brown’s almost 14 months break, shortening the late runs.
Rhetorical’s victory time was 1:33.61 on the corporate’s grass, and he paid $21.18, $9.62 and $7.10. Program offers got here in second, returning $6.58 and $4.02. Good Berti (10-1) got here in third and paid $6.32 for the present. Jonquil (11-1) completed fourth.
The rhetorical, owned by Gary Barber, Cheyenne Steady and Wattel Steady, was bought for $320,000 three years in the past. He scored the file at 6:5-0-1 in his final victory within the West Level Stakes towards the New York breeding competitors in Saratoga on August twenty fourth.
